'Assassin's Creed' Painting Featuring Fans' Faces now Complete and on Display

Back in July, we told you that Ubisoft, maker of the historical action-adventure video game franchise Assassin’s Creed, had created a decidedly artistic and original campaign, titled “Defy History“, to promote the next installment of its popular series — Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag.

Playing off the game’s historical setting and furthering the concept of video games as art, the promo urged fans to “become part of a masterpiece” by digitally placing their own faces in an Age of Piracy-themed painting crafted by artists from L’Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris.

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